Which client has the greatest need for comprehensive discharge planning?
1) A woman who has just given birth to her second child and lives with her husband and 18-month-old daughter
2) A man who has been readmitted for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
3) A 12-year-old boy who had outpatient surgery on his knee and lives with his mother
4) A woman who was just diagnosed with renal failure and has started peritoneal dialysis
Question 2
For which patient would it be most important to perform a comprehensive discharge plan?
1) A teenager who is a first-time mother, single, and lives with her parents
2) An older adult who has had a stroke affecting the left side of his body and lives alone
3) A middle-aged man who has had outpatient surgery on his knee and requires crutches
4) A young woman who was admitted to the hospital for observation following an accident
Client position when assessing jugular vein distention.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
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